# `POST /vfs/rename`

Protected. Requires a valid session cookie (`credentials: 'include'`).

Rename or move a virtual filesystem file or directory

Renames or moves a file or directory within the virtual filesystem for the authenticated user's selected company.
Parent directories for the destination path are created automatically if needed.


## Body (JSON)

| Field | Required | Type | Description |
|-------|----------|------|-------------|
| `oldPath` | yes | string | Existing VFS file or directory path (e.g. `draft.txt`) |
| `newPath` | yes | string | New destination VFS path (e.g. `archive/final.txt`) |

```json
{
  "oldPath": "…",
  "newPath": "…"
}
```

## Signals

On success, emits SSE signal: `vfs` (see [`GET /events`](../events.md)).

## Response `200`

File or directory successfully renamed

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "oldPath": "…",
  "newPath": "…"
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| 400 | Path is required, invalid characters, traversal, or no company selected — `{"error":"…"}` |
| 401 | Unauthorized — `{"error":"…"}` |
| 403 | Not authorized, or cannot rename read-only database paths — `{"error":"…"}` |
| 404 | Source file or directory not found — `{"error":"…"}` |

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